You are a business analyst in an organization that has recently embraced business analysis as part of its initiative for new projects. In this organization, there is not an organizational standard for tailoring business analysis duties and expectations. Which one of the following best describes the action you should take to begin business analysis?

• A.Work with the appropriate stakeholders to determine how the business analysis work should be completed.
• B.Define the organizational standard first.
• C.Create a business case for the need of organizational standards for business analysis.
• D.Take charge and begin the business analysis activities, but document your approach to serve as a template for future business analysis initiatives.

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Due to a change in regulation, a solution being implemented has a new compliance requirement that must be evaluated. The requirements change strategy focuses on total cost of change as the primary driver for decisions. The business analyst (BA) compiled the following impact assessment of the proposed change based on the new compliance requirement.

What recommendation should the BA make to the stakeholders based on the above information?

• A.Request additional information
• B.Defer the requirement
• C.Reject the requirement
• D.Approve the requirement

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Wanda is the business analyst for her organization and she is currently working on the specify and model requirements process. One of the elements of this process is the documentation of the textual requirements. Wanda must describe the capabilities of the solution, any conditions that must exist for the requirements to operate, and what third component of the textual requirement?

• A.Any constraints that may prevent the solution from fulfilling the requirement
• B.Describe a situation or problem
• C.Write in the active voice
• D.Express only one requirement at a time

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What should an organization do if the business analyst has determined that the existing capabilities are inadequate to seize an opportunity?

• A.Recommend that the organization launch a project to create the capabilities needed.
• B.Recommend that the organization not pursue the opportunity.
• C.Recommend that the organization hire contractors with the needed capabilities.
• D.Recommend that the organization share the opportunity with other organizations.

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You are the business analyst for your organization and you're training Marcy, a new business analyst, on how requirements are formed. Which one of the following best describes how requirements are formed?

• A.Change-driven approach
• B.Stakeholders' needs, wants, and expectations
• C.Solutions-based approach
• D.Risk and reward solution

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